The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-12

Proposed Amendments to the Con-
situation Passed by the Goth
Legislature.
No. L. H.J.R. No. 2. Joint Resolution
to amend Section 20 of Article 16, OF
the State Constitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Legis.
lature of the State of Texas: That Sec
ton 20 of Article 16 of the Constitution
be so amended as to read as follows, to-
wit:
Section 20. The manufacture, sale and
exchange of intoxicating liquors, except
for medical, mechanical, sacramental aud
scientific purposes, is hereby prohibited
in the State of Texas. The Legislature
shall, at the first session held after the
adoption of the amendment, enact neces-
sary laws to put this provision into effect
Section 2. The foregoing constitu-
tional amendment shall be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of the State
of Texas at an election to be held for
that purpose on the first Thursday in
August, 1887, at which election all voters
favoring said proposed amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots,
For State Prohibition" and those voting
against said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots, against
State Prohibition" The Governor of the
State is hereby directed to issue the neces-
sary publication for said election under
the existing election laws of the State.
Approved, March 4, 1887.
No. 2 S. H. j. R. No. l. Joint Resolu-
tion to amend Section a. Article 3, of
the Constitution of the State of Texas.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Legis-
lature of the State of Texas: That sec
ton "a, of Article 8, of the Constitution
of the State of Texas, be so amended as
to hereafter read as follows.
Section "a. The members of the Legis-
lature shall receive from the public treas
ury such com pensatlon for their services
as may be provided by law not exceeding
five dollars per day for the first ninety
days of each session, and after that not
exceeding two dollars per day for the re
mainder of the session. In addition to
thu per diem the members of each house
shall be entitled to a mileage in going to
and returning from the seat of govern
ment, which mileage shall not exceed five
dollars for every twenty-five miles, the
distance to be computed by the nearest
and most direct route of travel by land
regardless of railways or water route s.
aud the Comptroller of the STATE shall
prepare and preserve a table of distance
to each county seat now or hereafter to
be established and by such table the
nf har chon noiI -.
but no member shall be entitled to mileage
for any extra session that may be called
within one day after the adjournment of
regular or called session.
Sec. 2. That the Governor of this State
shall issue his proclamation ordering an
election to be held on the first Thurs day
in August, A. D. 1887, on this amendment
in accordance with Article II, Section l,
of the Constitution, and those voting for
the adoption of this amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots
For the amendment to Section "a, Arti'
Gle 3, of the Constitution" and those vot'
ing against the adoption of said amend
ment shall have written or printed or
their ballots the words, against the
amendment to Section "a, Article 3, of the
Constitution,
Approved, March 8, 1887.
No. A. H. j, R. No. IS. Joint Resolu-
ton to amend Section IL, of Article Z,
of the Constitu ton of the State OF
Texas.
SECTION /. Be it resolved by the legisla
ture of the State of Texas: That Section
IL, of Article 7, of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, be so amended as to read
as follows, tO-wit:
Section II. 1t is hereby declared that
all lands and other property heretofore
set apart and appropriated for the es-
Enlistment aud maintenance OF the
University of Texas, together with all the
principal of the proceeds of sales of the
same heretofore made or hereafter to be
made, and all grants, donations and APP
preparations that may hereafter be made
bv the State of Texas, or from any other
source, shall constitute and become per-
manent university fund. And the same
as realized and received into the treasury
of the State together with such sum be-
longing to the fund as may now be In
the treasury shall be invested in bonds
of the United States, the State of Texas,
the counties in said State, or III sucn
other securities and under such restrlc
tions as may be prescribed by law, and
the State shall be responsible for all i'll
vestments. And all the interest accrulng
thereon shall be subject to appropriation
by the Legislature to accomplish the
purpose declared in the foregoing section
provided, That tine one-tenth OF the
alternate sections of the lands granted tc
railroads reserved by the State, which
we're set apart and appropriated to the
establishments of the University of Iexa'
by an act of the Legislature of February
II. 1858. entitled San Act to establish the
University of Texas" shall not be In
cluded in or constitute part of the per
manent university fund.
SEC. .. The foregoing amendment
shall be submitte ed to vote of the quallhe'
electors of the State of Texas at an cleo
ton to be held for that purpose on tn
first Thursday in August, 1887; at whlcl
election the voters favoring this amend
ment shall have written or printed on thel
ballots the words For the amendments t.
to Article T." and those opposed the word
against the amendment TO Article Z.
The Governor of the State is hereby di
rec ed to issue the necessary proclamation
for sail election under the laws of tn
State.
Approved, March 30, 1887.
No EGS SIR. No. 8. JOINT Resolu